New Jersey

American  

noun

1. a state in the eastern United States, on the Atlantic coast. 7,836 square miles (20,295 square kilometers). Trenton. NJ (for use with zip code), N.J.

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New Jersey British  

noun

1. Abbreviation: N.J..   NJ.  a state of the eastern US, on the Atlantic and Delaware Bay: mostly low-lying, with a heavy industrial area in the northeast and many coastal resorts. Capital: Trenton. Pop: 8 638 396 (2003 est). Area: 19 479 sq km (7521 sq miles)

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New Jersey Cultural  

1. State in the northeastern United States, bordered by New York to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Delaware Bay to the south and west, and Pennsylvania to the west. Its capital is Trenton, and its largest city is Newark.

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One of the thirteen colonies.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• New Jerseyan
  noun
• New Jerseyite
  noun

Example Sentences

The final will be held in New Jersey and will include, for the first time, a glitzy half-time show, much like the Super Bowl - American football's biggest fixture.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Watch the goals as Scotland score four in the first half at the Sports Illustrated Stadium in New Jersey to beat Bolivia in their final World Cup warm-up.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

The primaries Tuesday in California, Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, South Dakota and New Mexico provide insight into how the midterms are shaping up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

He was sentenced to four years in federal prison and remains incarcerated at a minimum-security prison in New Jersey.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

The New York group also carried a letter to deliver to new president Woodrow Wilson as they passed through Princeton, New Jersey, where he lived.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler